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Even (mixed) risk-lovers are prudent

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  • D. Crainich

    (LEM - Lille - Economie et Management - Université de Lille, Sciences et Technologies - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

  • L. Eeckhoudt

    (LEM - Lille - Economie et Management - Université de Lille, Sciences et Technologies - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

  • A. Trannoy
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The purpose of this note is to analyze properties of the risk lovers? utility function beyond the positive sign of its second order derivative. We show that??contrarily to a priori beliefs??risk lovers are prudent and are willing to accumulate precautionary savings.
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  • D. Crainich & L. Eeckhoudt & A. Trannoy, 2013. "Even (mixed) risk-lovers are prudent," Post-Print hal-00847645, HAL.
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